Janelle James

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.8 • 57.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Actress, writer, and comedian Janelle James feels excited about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Janelle sits down with Conan to discuss her breakout role as Ava Coleman on Abbott Elementary, falling in with a crowd of all-star comics, and her family’s unexpected reaction to her TV stardom. Plus, Conan, Matt, and Sona offer wise words to a distracted student as they Review the Reviewers. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Janelle James and I feel excited.
0:09.1	About being Conan O'Brien's friend.
0:11.3	I heard he has a lot of money.
0:15.3	I did and I invested it badly.
0:17.3	Can I redo my?
0:18.0	No, I'm joking.
0:21.6	Fall is here.
0:22.9	Hear the yell.
0:24.2	Back to school.
0:25.5	Ring the bell.
0:26.8	Brand new shoes.
0:28.0	Walking loose.
0:29.3	Climb the fence,
0:30.5	books and pens.
0:31.8	I can tell that we are going to be friends.
0:36.5	I can tell that we are going to be friends. Yes, I can tell never we are going to be friends.
0:41.1	Hey, welcome to Conan O'Brien needs a friend.
0:43.4	I'm coming in with a lot of energy.
0:45.6	I've been away for a little bit.
0:46.9	Yeah.
0:47.2	I was in Boston, my old hometown of Brookline, Mass.
0:50.0	Oh, how was that?
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